Hand Cream

I tend to use E45/Nivea Soft throughout most of the year but find Nivea Creme (the one in the dark blue tub) works well in the cold. It is very thick but tends to last long time.

As the others have said frequency is the key. I tend to moisturise my hands nearly every time I wash them. If I start getting lax the itchiness and dryness slowly builds over a number of days then suddenly it's time to hit the topical steroids as eczema returns.
 
I sometimes get chapped hands if I've been working outside a lot, I have a bottle of atrixo I bought years ago, few days of using that and hands are fine again. Tried the norwegian stuff, nivea and the other usual candidates and they just make my hands greasy and have no long term effect.

http://www.pakcosmetics.com/brand/Atrixo/Atrixo/Atrixo-Regenerating-Treatment.html

It's that one - used to be in Asda but not anymore, good luck finding it.
 
My hands get really bad in any sort of cold/damp weather, I ended up going to my GP after several of the branded/store creams caused it to get worse, and the one I was using was very "wet".

The doc prescribed a big bottle with push dispensor of Diprobase which works wonders, and is very thich/creamy rather than oily.

If it's bad definitely go see your GP.
 
Neutrogena Norwegian Formula Hand Cream.

I suffer very badly from dry skin in the winter, this stuff is a godsend.
 
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The other half suffers with dry cracked skin and swears by Bodyshop Hemp Hand Protector. It's not cheap but you need so little of it that the tube I bought her last xmas is only just coming to the end.

Andy
 
Avoid aqueous cream as it thins the skin and therefore will make the cracking more likely. Get something like Cetraben from your GP. Just be careful some of this things are parafin based and therefore highly flammable ;)
 
footman said:
Sorry, but they're 2 different products IIRC.

E45 contains lanolin (sheeps wool fat) whereas aqueous cream contains phenoxyethanol used as an antibacterial.
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I didn't know that. Every day is a school day :)
 
maustin said:
Avoid aqueous cream as it thins the skin and therefore will make the cracking more likely. Get something like Cetraben from your GP. Just be careful some of this things are parafin based and therefore highly flammable ;)
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Aqeuous is very mild and used for washing etc as well as moisturising. Plus, it's often given to babies and the elderly, so I very much doubt it does any damage.

Steroid cream does thin the skin though.
 
My hands are like that in this cold weather.


1) Use vaseline often and don't be shy on applying as much as poss. Don't use handcreams as they seem to make it worse (for me anyway)

2) Try not to was your hands/use soap or detergent much - obviously apart from after using the loo. Get someone else to do the washing up :D
 
Oh also, you could try Eumovate. It's an over the counter cream which my colleague recommended to use.
It's good stuff but it isn't very cheap. I think it was about £6 for a small tube.
 
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